2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 12
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
William L. Wainwright (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Mark W. Griffin (R) by 38.3 points.
William L. WainwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%17,659
Mark W. GriffinRepublican
30.9%7,882
25,541 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET